2010-09-13
For this release, Claudia Quintet leader/composer, John Hollenbeck, began by collecting song titles. He then wrote music inspired by these words and phrases with no thought as to their meaning, thus removing any context from them. The result is almost free jazz; but this is actually melodic and often quiet. The most interesting songs here are "Keramag" and "Armitage Shanks", which are both mid-tempo with tight arrangements. Rebecca RuthJOEY DeFRANCESCO
SNAP SHOT
Club D'Elf
Now I Understand
Charlie Watts and the Tentet
Watts at Scott's
HENRY BUTLER, STEVE BERNSTEIN AND THE HOT 9
VIPER'S DRAG
Azar Lawrence & Al Mclean
Frontiers
New Birth Brass Band
New Birth Family
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